# N242TS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 1, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242TS

## Aircraft that carried N242TS

- [Cancelled 2025-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242TS-2025-11-01): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB23AG001G6E4. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Hermiston, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Hermiston)
- [Cancelled 2018-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242TS-2018-03-08): Mooney M20C, S/N 2010, built 1962. Sale reported. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)

## NTSB investigations on N242TS (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA16LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA126), Mar 9, 2016: Mooney M20 (N242TS), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination and a subsequent off-airport landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N242TS (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20160309002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160309002979A), Mar 9, 2016: Mooney M20C (N242TS), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. 3/9/16. Pilot[privacy data omitted]depart kptw runway 28, lost engine power during climbout, made right turn and landed hard within the airport boundary…

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